Coyote visits school in Mattapan, gets caught

A coyote was spotted wandering through Mattapan, alarming local residents and causing a lockdown at a nearby school.

The coyote is pictured in a backyard near Flint Street by the Mildred Middle School.
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Members of the Boston Police department arrived at the scene, along with animal control officers.

Anthony Fabiano, an officer animal inspector, searched with a net in hand.
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Animal control officers and other personnel responded because of the “detection or suspicion” of a coyote in the neighborhood.
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A Boston Police officer held out a weapon just in case the animal displayed signs of rabies as it was cornered in the background.
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Animal Control Officers, Fabiano and Danny Gillis tracked the coyote on Norfolk street.

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After hunting for the animal for at least an hour, animal control officers caught the coyote behind 12 Hosmer St. around 12:30 p.m., just down the road from the Mildred Avenue School.

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The unhappy animal, a bit smaller than a labrador, was dragged from behind the house by officers and placed in an Animal Control truck.
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Boston School Department spokesman Lee McGuire said the school had been placed in “safe mode” out of an abundance of caution. Students could move freely inside the school, but they weren’t allowed out for recess.